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Population in Bulgaria compared to Madagascar: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,433,302 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,390,149 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 5.31 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.86% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.39M (15.9% decline), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Bulgaria vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Madagascar
2100 3,384,288 86,179,580
2099 3,408,821 85,790,370
2098 3,433,149 85,386,169
2097 3,457,549 84,969,767
2096 3,482,057 84,541,363
2095 3,506,060 84,101,733
2094 3,530,278 83,648,271
2093 3,554,432 83,182,675
2092 3,578,667 82,705,710
2091 3,602,907 82,216,203
2090 3,627,300 81,717,468
2089 3,652,188 81,206,806
2088 3,677,416 80,683,320
2087 3,703,460 80,148,075
2086 3,730,284 79,603,046
2085 3,757,953 79,047,406
2084 3,786,496 78,482,616
2083 3,815,548 77,906,589
2082 3,845,662 77,321,070
2081 3,876,344 76,724,415
2080 3,908,874 76,117,046
2079 3,942,344 75,497,666
2078 3,976,345 74,865,716
2077 4,011,440 74,221,281
2076 4,047,182 73,566,810
2075 4,083,977 72,899,578
2074 4,122,447 72,220,039
2073 4,161,511 71,530,359
2072 4,201,158 70,828,530
2071 4,241,639 70,115,645
2070 4,283,145 69,394,756
2069 4,325,083 68,663,443
2068 4,367,606 67,921,934
2067 4,411,116 67,170,963
2066 4,455,358 66,411,266
2065 4,500,141 65,644,233
2064 4,545,243 64,867,634
2063 4,590,439 64,083,768
2062 4,635,634 63,292,113
2061 4,681,315 62,493,456
2060 4,727,089 61,688,314
2059 4,772,667 60,876,714
2058 4,817,532 60,061,091
2057 4,862,597 59,241,569
2056 4,907,646 58,416,388
2055 4,953,105 57,588,488
2054 4,998,650 56,757,952
2053 5,044,397 55,923,669
2052 5,089,817 55,086,396
2051 5,135,505 54,246,667
2050 5,181,635 53,403,817
2049 5,228,058 52,559,645
2048 5,274,692 51,714,462
2047 5,322,212 50,868,979
2046 5,369,645 50,023,282
2045 5,417,381 49,178,377
2044 5,465,818 48,333,861
2043 5,514,902 47,489,686
2042 5,564,573 46,646,849
2041 5,615,489 45,806,003
2040 5,667,076 44,966,710
2039 5,719,506 44,130,890
2038 5,771,452 43,296,592
2037 5,824,628 42,465,456
2036 5,877,980 41,636,814
2035 5,930,517 40,810,847
2034 5,983,205 39,989,445
2033 6,036,049 39,170,206
2032 6,088,107 38,353,879
2031 6,140,619 37,539,603
2030 6,193,318 36,729,526
2029 6,244,785 35,923,382
2028 6,294,981 35,120,762
2027 6,343,732 34,322,223
2026 6,390,149 33,528,352
2025 6,433,302 32,740,678
2024 6,441,421 31,964,956
2023 6,446,596 31,195,932
2022 6,465,097 30,437,261
2021 6,507,301 29,691,083
2020 6,550,696 28,953,556
2019 6,616,726 28,219,554
2018 6,710,798 27,494,926
2017 6,803,468 26,788,375
2016 6,894,139 26,099,952
2015 6,984,225 25,426,702
2014 7,073,572 24,764,348
2013 7,160,005 24,109,290
2012 7,305,888 23,462,438
2011 7,348,328 22,822,300
2010 7,395,599 22,183,340
2009 7,444,443 21,547,280
2008 7,492,561 20,923,840
2007 7,545,338 20,318,583
2006 7,601,022 19,730,909
2005 7,658,972 19,159,707
2004 7,716,860 18,606,608
2003 7,775,327 18,071,854
2002 7,837,161 17,549,913
2001 8,009,142 17,032,939
2000 8,170,172 16,516,338
1999 8,210,624 16,000,506
1998 8,256,786 15,489,364
1997 8,312,068 14,990,814
1996 8,362,826 14,510,711
1995 8,406,067 14,051,275
1994 8,443,591 13,613,850
1993 8,472,313 13,197,345
1992 8,540,164 12,800,870
1991 8,632,367 12,421,412
1990 8,718,289 12,055,639
1989 8,876,972 11,704,998
1988 8,981,446 11,369,462
1987 8,971,359 11,047,291
1986 8,958,171 10,736,857
1985 8,960,547 10,433,142
1984 8,960,679 10,134,550
1983 8,939,738 9,843,044
1982 8,917,457 9,557,671
1981 8,891,117 9,279,011
1980 8,861,535 9,006,032
1979 8,825,940 8,737,581
1978 8,814,032 8,475,864
1977 8,804,183 8,222,240
1976 8,758,599 7,976,831
1975 8,720,742 7,739,336
1974 8,678,745 7,509,726
1973 8,620,967 7,288,048
1972 8,576,200 7,074,398
1971 8,536,395 6,868,868
1970 8,489,574 6,672,003
1969 8,434,172 6,484,716
1968 8,369,603 6,306,493
1967 8,310,226 6,136,486
1966 8,258,057 5,974,279
1965 8,204,168 5,819,116
1964 8,144,340 5,669,863
1963 8,078,145 5,525,185
1962 8,012,946 5,384,150
1961 7,943,118 5,246,158
1960 7,867,374 5,111,029

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 503,990 people (a 7.31% decline), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 18.9% to 5,181,635 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Madagascar
2100 -0.72% 0.45%
2099 -0.71% 0.47%
2098 -0.71% 0.49%
2097 -0.7% 0.51%
2096 -0.68% 0.52%
2095 -0.69% 0.54%
2094 -0.68% 0.56%
2093 -0.68% 0.58%
2092 -0.67% 0.6%
2091 -0.67% 0.61%
2090 -0.68% 0.63%
2089 -0.69% 0.65%
2088 -0.7% 0.67%
2087 -0.72% 0.68%
2086 -0.74% 0.7%
2085 -0.75% 0.72%
2084 -0.76% 0.74%
2083 -0.78% 0.76%
2082 -0.79% 0.78%
2081 -0.83% 0.8%
2080 -0.85% 0.82%
2079 -0.86% 0.84%
2078 -0.87% 0.87%
2077 -0.88% 0.89%
2076 -0.9% 0.92%
2075 -0.93% 0.94%
2074 -0.94% 0.96%
2073 -0.94% 0.99%
2072 -0.95% 1.02%
2071 -0.97% 1.04%
2070 -0.97% 1.07%
2069 -0.97% 1.09%
2068 -0.99% 1.12%
2067 -0.99% 1.14%
2066 -1% 1.17%
2065 -0.99% 1.2%
2064 -0.98% 1.22%
2063 -0.97% 1.25%
2062 -0.98% 1.28%
2061 -0.97% 1.31%
2060 -0.95% 1.33%
2059 -0.93% 1.36%
2058 -0.93% 1.38%
2057 -0.92% 1.41%
2056 -0.92% 1.44%
2055 -0.91% 1.46%
2054 -0.91% 1.49%
2053 -0.89% 1.52%
2052 -0.89% 1.55%
2051 -0.89% 1.58%
2050 -0.89% 1.61%
2049 -0.88% 1.63%
2048 -0.89% 1.66%
2047 -0.88% 1.69%
2046 -0.88% 1.72%
2045 -0.89% 1.75%
2044 -0.89% 1.78%
2043 -0.89% 1.81%
2042 -0.91% 1.84%
2041 -0.91% 1.87%
2040 -0.92% 1.89%
2039 -0.9% 1.93%
2038 -0.91% 1.96%
2037 -0.91% 1.99%
2036 -0.89% 2.02%
2035 -0.88% 2.05%
2034 -0.88% 2.09%
2033 -0.86% 2.13%
2032 -0.86% 2.17%
2031 -0.85% 2.21%
2030 -0.82% 2.24%
2029 -0.8% 2.29%
2028 -0.77% 2.33%
2027 -0.73% 2.37%
2026 -0.67% 2.41%
2025 -0.13% 2.43%
2024 -0.08% 2.47%
2023 -0.29% 2.49%
2022 -0.65% 2.51%
2021 -0.66% 2.55%
2020 -1% 2.6%
2019 -1.4% 2.64%
2018 -1.36% 2.64%
2017 -1.32% 2.64%
2016 -1.29% 2.65%
2015 -1.26% 2.67%
2014 -1.21% 2.72%
2013 -2% 2.76%
2012 -0.58% 2.8%
2011 -0.64% 2.88%
2010 -0.66% 2.95%
2009 -0.64% 2.98%
2008 -0.7% 2.98%
2007 -0.73% 2.98%
2006 -0.76% 2.98%
2005 -0.75% 2.97%
2004 -0.75% 2.96%
2003 -0.79% 2.97%
2002 -2.15% 3.04%
2001 -1.97% 3.13%
2000 -0.49% 3.22%
1999 -0.56% 3.3%
1998 -0.67% 3.33%
1997 -0.61% 3.31%
1996 -0.51% 3.27%
1995 -0.44% 3.21%
1994 -0.34% 3.16%
1993 -0.79% 3.1%
1992 -1.07% 3.05%
1991 -0.99% 3.03%
1990 -1.79% 3%
1989 -1.16% 2.95%
1988 0.11% 2.92%
1987 0.15% 2.89%
1986 -0.03% 2.91%
1985 -0.001% 2.95%
1984 0.23% 2.96%
1983 0.25% 2.99%
1982 0.3% 3%
1981 0.33% 3.03%
1980 0.4% 3.07%
1979 0.14% 3.09%
1978 0.11% 3.08%
1977 0.52% 3.08%
1976 0.43% 3.07%
1975 0.48% 3.06%
1974 0.67% 3.04%
1973 0.52% 3.02%
1972 0.47% 2.99%
1971 0.55% 2.95%
1970 0.66% 2.89%
1969 0.77% 2.83%
1968 0.71% 2.77%
1967 0.63% 2.72%
1966 0.66% 2.67%
1965 0.73% 2.63%
1964 0.82% 2.62%
1963 0.81% 2.62%
1962 0.88% 2.63%
1961 0.96% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.13%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Madagascar
Current population
6390149
33936132
Population rank 112/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.41%
One net population change
1.08 hours
40.8 seconds
One birth every
9.83 minutes
31.1 seconds
One death every
5.23 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -22 +2,125
Annual growth/decline -8,119 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate -0.13% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 168/197 28/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -2,961 -2,227
Net migration rank 106/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -2,227
2024 -47,023 524 774,926 -1,795
2023 -43,837 5,173 766,391 -1,487
2022 -62,065 26,498 753,931 -1,487
2021 -90,452 11,756 741,416 -1,480
2020 -65,507 30,167 736,607 -1,480
2019 -46,317 -2,156 735,853 -2,976
2018 -46,304 -3,873 719,267 -2,887
2017 -45,583 -6,109 699,498 -2,784
2016 -42,744 -9,482 682,801 -2,687
2015 -44,699 -4,227 668,977 -2,594
2014 -41,027 -2,180 660,837 -2,522
2013 -37,948 -1,324 654,230 -2,445
2012 -40,183 -26,334 644,255 -2,334
2011 -37,477 -23,360 640,577 -2,219
2010 -34,759 -21,668 641,543 -1,979
2009 -26,800 -19,060 634,008 -1,429
2008 -32,967 -17,595 615,580 -1,255
2007 -37,727 -16,366 597,772 -1,563
2006 -39,526 -15,184 581,489 -2,336
2005 -42,124 -14,435 568,143 -4,869
2004 -40,128 -13,604 556,319 -13,393
2003 -44,319 -13,183 544,903 -18,345
2002 -46,240 -12,735 535,518 -18,209
2001 -44,050 -30,726 529,656 -13,014
2000 -41,668 -26,211 520,860 -4,298
1999 -39,411 -23,846 516,976 -1,891
1998 -52,844 -23,262 508,408 -1,222
1997 -58,185 -22,963 490,905 -986
1996 -45,159 -21,520 471,453 -1,161
1995 -42,030 -22,020 450,259 -1,670
1994 -32,086 -20,984 428,169 -1,905
1993 -24,569 -19,973 408,801 -2,063
1992 -18,789 -120,552 388,430 -2,216
1991 -14,675 -119,356 375,040 -2,330
1990 -3,487 -116,817 360,621 -1,777
1989 5,326 -114,705 344,279 -1,848
1988 9,879 215 330,510 -1,883
1987 8,971 357 317,621 -1,896
1986 16,125 1,104 307,074 -1,914
1985 11,649 -19,230 304,199 -1,947
1984 20,610 -1,032 296,892 -1,965
1983 21,455 -1,872 290,085 -1,979
1982 24,077 -1,860 284,733 -2,093
1981 29,341 -1,830 277,535 -2,864
1980 30,129 -2,045 275,287 -4,005
1979 40,599 -872 270,752 -5,126
1978 44,070 -62,769 263,684 -5,874
1977 47,543 -11,955 255,399 -5,957
1976 56,055 -2,522 247,026 -5,655
1975 54,941 -38,071 238,774 -5,173
1974 64,223 -1,402 230,233 -4,607
1973 57,760 -5,409 221,768 -4,037
1972 47,169 -11,296 213,138 -3,583
1971 52,925 -7,654 204,617 -3,118
1970 61,125 -11,315 194,889 -2,658
1969 63,256 -3,204 184,562 -2,216
1968 69,468 -132 175,869 -1,766
1967 49,861 -420 167,287 -1,383
1966 54,504 -144 159,483 -964
1965 58,249 -1,406 152,362 -550
1964 66,783 505 146,894 -204
1963 66,241 500 142,666 0
1962 64,104 499 139,412 0
1961 75,460 378 136,578 0
1960 76,314 -1,112 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 91.7% of the population change in Bulgaria is from natural causes (a loss of 534,531 people) and 8.28% is from migration (a gain of 48,271 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Bulgaria
City Population
Sofia 1.21M
Plovdiv 334K
Varna 323K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 120K
Pleven 88.1K
Sliven 77.8K
Dobrich 68.6K
Shumen 66.4K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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